Mariam+Theo
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Hello! Every year around winter Theo gets cold and I feel so bad for him. I have been experimenting to find different ways for him to warm up, but he is still cold. He has a super thick soft coat so I do think he stays pretty warm, but I think it would be great to get him a heating pad. In his playpen, I have a rug, 2 mats around his litter box, and a memory foam placemat for his food and water dishes. I also have a cardboard box hidey house with 1 towel laying on the bottom and hanging over the sides of the box, another towel stuffed full of hay for padding, his stuffed bear, and a towel with the sides rolled up so it acts as a sung-a-bun. Even with all those towels, I think he is still cold. I was wondering if this heated pet bed would be a good addition to his hidey house? I would put it under the snug-a-bun towel so he doesn't get burned. Do you think it is a bad idea to put the heating pad in a cardboard box? If it would be a safety hazard in the box, I could put it on his IKEA doll bed. I would make sure to wrap the cord in a cord protector to keep him from chewing it and I wouldn't run the heater all day long. I would probably only run it at night since it would automatically turn off after 12 hours. We do not have electricity in the shed, so I would run an outdoor extension cord to it (I feel safe with doing that because when we had ducklings we had a heat lamp in the shed).
Let me know what you think! Also, if you know of any other ideas to keep him warm let me know! I had heard about using heat lamps for chickens that don't produce light, but I'm hesitant with that option???
Thanks!
Let me know what you think! Also, if you know of any other ideas to keep him warm let me know! I had heard about using heat lamps for chickens that don't produce light, but I'm hesitant with that option???
Thanks!